How many BMW X1s are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 873 on the road Built 2009-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
BMW's smallest SUV, launched in 2009. The first generation was built on rear-wheel-drive 3 Series parts and drove more like a tall wagon than a four-wheel drive. From 2015 it moved to a front-wheel-drive platform shared with Mini, gaining a good deal of cabin space in the process.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2011: 778 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 573 |
| 2011 | 778 |
| 2012 | 612 |
| 2013 | 408 |
| 2014 | 285 |
| 2015 | 216 |
| 2016 | 274 |
| 2017 | 298 |
| 2018 | 156 |
| 2019 | 146 |
| 2020 | 174 |
| 2021 | 120 |
| 2022 | 184 |
| 2023 | 245 |
| 2024 | 299 |
| 2025 | 311 |
| 2026 | 272 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · E84 | 2009–2015 | 2,872 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · F48 | 2015–2022 | 1,352 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · U11 | since 2022 | 1,127 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| sDrive18i | 676 | Scarce | |
| iX1 | 436 | Scarce | |
| S20I | 391 | Scarce | |
| X20D | 160 | Rare | |
| xDrive25i | 134 | Rare | |
| xLine | 130 | Rare | |
| sDrive18d | 70 | Rare | |
| xDrive20i | 21 | Rare | |
| sDrive20i | 4 | Rare | |
| xDrive28i | 4 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5,352 still registered, the BMW X1 is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 53 BMW models and 162nd of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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